LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Four lifeboats in search for missing anglers Lifeboats from Whitstable, Margate, Sheerness and Walton and Frinton were involved in a massive search for a man and his 12-year-old son after they failed to return in their 14ft boat following a...

OCTOBER 20TH. - KILMORE, CO. WEX-FORD. At 6.30 in the evening a small tramp steamer was seen on her way westwards inside the Coningbeg Lightship, when two German aeroplanes attacked her. One aeroplane dropped three bombs, but they all missed...

Exmouth, Devon. At 12.55 early on the morning of the 13th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that orange-coloured lights resembling flames had been seen three to four miles south-east of Orcombe Point. The life-boat...

CABIN CRUISER ESCORTED TO HARBOUR Margate, Kent. At 11.30 a.m. on Friday the 26th of July, 1963, the Margate coastguard told the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser which had been kept under close observation since nine o'clock...

Thanks, but no thanks for Barry Dock! Barry Dock lifeboat crew were faced with an unusual situation on 12 September this year, when one of two survivors they had located refused the offer of a lift to safety on the lifeboat! Within 10...

HERE ARE two mooring fittings for afloat lifeboats, developed in the RNLI design office from long experience. (Left) Stemhead fitting: designed for use on cold, dark nights, with good finger-holds and nothing 'fiddly' about it. Cast...

Imagine you're on a beach in the summer sun. Nearby there's a family enjoying a day out. One child is building a huge sandcastle and another is playing in the water with friends.

Their laughter and excited shouts...

Busy first year for Thames lifeboats Thames lifeboats were called out over 800 times during their first year of service. This is almost three times as many as estimated prior to setting up the service on 1 January 2002. Callouts range from...